Re: Interactive Subsystem - Automatic Signon

["Simon Coulter" <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Mike,

There are two ways to do this:

1) Set up a device entry in the subsystem that allows signon by simply pressing 
the enter key.  The 
associated routing entry automatically runs your application.  Check the Work 
Management guide for more 
information.  Security issues may negate this option

2) Start a batch job that allocates the terminal in question.  The terminal 
must be available -- not signed 
on.  The batch generally program uses the OVRDSPF command to point the display 
file to the device (it is 
possible to specify the device name when creating or changing the display file 
and the terminal will be 
allocated when the file is opened -- again it cannot be in use).

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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> Date: Wed, 09 Dec 98 09:47:24 -0500
> From: mcrump@ballfoster.com
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Reply-To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Interactive Subsystem - Automatic Signon

> 
> We have a situation whereby we want to setup a terminal to be used in a
> kiosk like function.  We would like to have the terminal not be required to
> be signed on by any user.  Is this possible?
> 
> Here's what we want to do:
> 
> We use Kronos for time keeping.  Since we have eliminated time cards an
> employee has no way to determine hours worked etc.  We would like to set up
> a terminal for use for time card review.  Assuming the terminal is already
> signed-on the only program running would be the time card review program.
> The terminal will be using a card-key authorization with a PIN.  I really
> don't want to have this terminal to be signed-on on a regular basis.  Is
> there a way to allocate a terminal to a subsystem and not require a userid
> and password manually keyed in?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Mike Crump

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